This man's drooping eyelids and frontal baldness may reflect the myotonic dystrophy that ravaged his family. He lost his right arm while fighting against Napoleon at the Battle of Dresden. This man's namesake father set up a civil court system while serving as prince of Wallachia during the 1770's. In 1821, this man crossed the Pruth River and then issued a call to arms at Iasi, where he claimed to have the support of a great power. His last days were spent in poverty and confinement in Austrian territory where he had fled to after his forces were defeated at the battle of (*) Dragasani. He previously served as an aide-de-camp to Alexander I, who refused to support his most notable venture. This leader of the modern day Sacred Band brigade became leader of the nationalist group Filiki Eteria after it was turned down by Russian foreign minister John Capodistria. For 10 points, name this early leader of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottomans.
This man's drooping eyelids and frontal baldness may reflect the myotonic dystrophy that ravaged his family. He lost his right arm while fighting against Napoleon at the Battle of Dresden. This man's namesake father set up a civil court system while serving as prince of Wallachia during the 1770's. In 1821, this man crossed the Pruth River and then issued a call to arms at Iasi, where he claimed to have the support of a great power. His last days were spent in poverty and confinement in Austrian territory where he had fled to after his forces were defeated at the battle of (*) Dragasani. He previously served as an aide-de-camp to Alexander I, who refused to support his most notable venture. This leader of the modern day Sacred Band brigade became leader of the nationalist group Filiki Eteria after it was turned down by Russian foreign minister John Capodistria. For 10 points, name this early leader of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottomans.
This man's drooping eyelids and frontal baldness may reflect the myotonic dystrophy that ravaged his family.
Alexander {Ypsilantis} [or {Ypsilanti}]